Hello again and a special thank you to listeners who wrote back to me after last week's episode. I had no idea that Linda Ronstadt was so popular! Sadly she can't sing anymore due to illness but we do have an extensive back catalogue to enjoy.
"...and my poetry to protect me", I Am A Rock, Simon and Garfunkel, 1966
Linda Ronstadt - That'll Be The Day (live) - https://youtu.be/o4zpoL-tr6A
Linda also had a hit with this next song but I much prefer the 1976 original version from Warren Zevon. If all you've heard from Warren is "Werewolves of London" then I strongly recommend checking out more of his work.
Warren Zevon - Poor Pitiful Me (live) - https://youtu.be/Wqc9DI9Xaoc
I played a track from Sadler Vaden for you recently. Well, he has a brand new single called "Still Kids". According to YouTube I was the first person to view it which is fairly amusing. Give it a spin everybody as it is a great rock and roll tune. What I'm liking more and more about his music is how solid the rhythm section is. Having bass and drums that really feel the beat is so important in rock and roll.
Sadler Vaden - Still Kids - https://youtu.be/XQKFdhqyZFc
Next up is a song from my childhood, it may be from yours as well. Looking back now on primary school in New Zealand I recognise that many of my teachers worked out ways for us to sing what was popular music at the time. This is a song that may have sounded dreadful being butchered by young kids but I still like it today. What a great voice!
John Denver - Annie's Song - https://youtu.be/QzDuczUrgKo
Press Club are a Melbourne outfit that I only heard of TODAY! They did a couple of live to tape (yes, tape) songs for Halfway Records and the results (click here) are fantastic. Halfway Records is the brainchild of ex-King Cannons frontman Luke Yeoward who has also released a couple of singles (try this one). It's only early days for his record label and studio but we can only hope that the output remains at such high quality. Press Club sort of remind me of a more punky version of Nitocris. Hopefully they'll get a gig in Canberra before too long.
Press Club - Suburbia - https://youtu.be/XcfGC1ADj9g
On June 29th, Guns n' Roses are set to release a remastered version of their classic 1987 album, "Appetite for Destruction". In total you get 73 songs, 43 of which are previously unreleased. For fans this looks like it will be something pretty special. There are two singles already released ("Shadow of Your Love" and a demo version of "Welcome To The Jungle"). I doubt that the package will come cheap but it will certainly make the band even more money. The demo versions are what interests me the most. Hearing now classic songs being worked on is a real treat.
Guns 'n Roses - Shadow Of Your Love - https://youtu.be/aHUmy5PvPjQ
Who remembers 80's pop star Tiffany? Ha ha! I bet lots of you do and are suitably embarrassed. Well what I didn't know until very recently was that was her biggest hit was a cover version. I'll admit that Tiffany and her production team did a decent job but going back and hearing the original and then another earlier cover shows that it's a pretty well written pop song.
Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (1967) - https://youtu.be/IkMFLUXTEwM
The Rubinoos - I Think We're Alone Now (1977) - https://youtu.be/FIxvP--GjPg
Well the World Cup is here. That's football (or soccer) for those who haven't been paying attention. It's being held in Russia which brings all sorts of questions to the fore with regards to bribery, corruption and doping. The biggest worry that I can see however is the lack of a team song for the Socceroos. We had auto-tuned mish mash of pop blandness in 2014 but seemingly nothing for Russia 2018. You know, Scotland have appeared at the World Cup Finals on eight separate occasions and never progressed passed the first round but they've had great tunes to support them along the way. As the pundits would tell you, Scotland are always home before their postcards. I have memories of the 1978 campaign in Argentina as my Grandparents sent me a recording of the song. It was a cracker but didn't help the team. Even funnier was the '82 song entitled, "I Have A Dream". Scotland will keep dreaming and the Socceroos remain tuneless. Maybe no song is the best good luck charm of all. I'd never be guilty of supporting England but this is pretty good....
The Skatoons - The World Cup's Waiting for You - https://youtu.be/F8KMeZM93lM
Well it's been waiting for England since 1966 and I'll bet it'll still be waiting for years and years to come.
I think I'll finish this week with a mash-up. This is one of the best I've ever heard or seen. Very clever indeed.
Black Sabbath vs The Who - Who? Are you Paranoid? - https://youtu.be/z9O71IhDIXY
Have a fab weekend everyone.
DJ Rob
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